Tableau August 2026 Release
Tableau Next Semantic Model Builder, MCP Authoring, and more
Tableau Next: Semantic Model Builder, Smart Canvas
Author and explore semantic models at any scale with an enhanced canvas experience in Tableau Semantics. Smart auto-layout, infinite navigation, inline editing, and domain-based grouping handle enterprise complexity so your team can iterate faster.
Semantic Model Builder - Smart Canvas is generally available in Tableau Next
Tableau Next: Tableau Agent - Data Connection and Analytics Creation (Beta)
Accelerate data discovery, semantic modeling, and viz building conversationally with Tableau Agent. Automatically locate semantic models, enrich data relationships, and generate editable visual assets to move from data to insight faster.
Tableau Agent - Data Connection and Analytics Creation is available in Beta in Tableau Next.
Tableau Next MCP: Authoring (Beta)
Gain early access to next-generation AI analytics capabilities across dashboards, semantic modeling, and proactive alerting. Opt-in to test emerging tools and shape product quality while accelerating conversational workflows.
Tableau Next MCP: Authoring is coming soon in Beta.
Tableau Next: Viz and Dashboard Authoring Enhancements
Tableau Next takes the friction out of building, from your first viz to the finished dashboard. Select multiple fields at once, drop them onto the canvas, and build complex charts like waterfalls faster. Duplicate widgets, copy styles, and manage multi-page dashboards with simple right-clicks, so you spend less time on layout and more time on analysis.
Viz and Dashboard Authoring Enhancements are generally available in Tableau Next.
Tableau Mobile Enhancements for Clarity, Confidence, and Comfort
We're making it even easier to stay connected to your data on the go with a more intuitive mobile experience at every step. Unlock value faster by walking through key features with guided onboarding prompts, confirm a viz's data lineage and metadata with data details, and enjoy a more relaxed view of your Pulse insights in dark mode. With these updates, you're not just checking in on your phone, you're making smarter decisions from anywhere, with less friction
Guided Onboarding Prompts, Data Details, and Dark Mode in Tableau Pulse are generally available in Tableau Mobile.
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Tableau Mobile: Dark Mode in Tableau Pulse
Work comfortably on Tableau, no matter your theme settings. Tableau Pulse now supports Dark Mode on mobile, increasing accessibility and eliminating the jarring visual transition from other parts of Tableau, where some users have dark mode enabled, to Pulse. Once enabled in your device's settings, Dark Mode applies throughout the entire Pulse mobile UI.
Dark Mode in Tableau Pulse is generally available in Tableau Mobile.
Tableau Mobile: Data Details
Check a viz's data lineage and metadata right from your phone, no desktop browser needed. Just tap 'View Data Details' on any viz to view workbook, project, author details, and more. With Data Details available on mobile, you can surface data provenance information from anywhere, at any time.
Data Details is generally available in Tableau Mobile.
Tableau Mobile: Guided Onboarding Prompts
Getting started on Tableau Mobile is now effortless with guided onboarding prompts on mobile. The prompts automatically introduce mobile users to key features, eliminating the friction of navigating a new app. From an interactive 5-step tour for new users to targeted tips for Pulse features, mobile users can get started faster without sifting through help docs or contacting support..
Guided Onboarding Prompts is generally available in Tableau Mobile.